FIU Athletics

Prior to FIU: A member of the FIU track and field team … Re-joins the Panther volleyball program in 2013 after playing one indoor season in 2010 … Contributed 146 kills, 95 digs, nine blocks and eight service aces across 65 sets for the Panthers, registering one double-double and six double-digit kill outings  … A four-year letterwinner in volleyball and track at West High School in Coralville, Iowa … Led the Trojan volleyball team to a 39-3 record and a Class 4A State Championship runner-up finish as a senior ... A second team Under Armour All-American in 2009 ... Earned Des Moines Register Elite All-State Team, first-team all-state and Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division Player of the Year honors each on two occasions ... A unanimous three-time first-team all-league honoree ... Tabbed a Prepvolleyball.com Senior Ace Top 115 Recruit … Was featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd for her standout track and field career … Named the 2008 Mississippi Valley Conference Athlete of the Year ... Led her track and field squad to the 2010 Class 4A Iowa state title, winning four events in the championship meet ... Holds numerous West High records, including the most state titles won by any athlete (12).

Personal: Born September 28, 1991 ... Daughter of Derrius Loveless and Michelle Gehrke ... Her mother, Michelle, played volleyball and threw the javelin at Idaho State University while her father, Derrius, and grandfather both played football at Iowa ... Enjoys listening to music and going to the beach ... Plans to major in sports and fitness ... Aspires to play professional volleyball and run in the Olympics after graduation.